Andrea Gomez

Andrea Gomez is an Assistant Professor of Cell Biology in the Department of BIO at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research focuses on genetic programs that balance order and variability in the brain, investigating how molecular cues shape brain activity patterns underlying behavior. Her lab employs techniques such as electrophysiology, functional imaging, and molecular biology to decode instructive cues organizing neural networks. She explores synaptic properties and their role in neuronal computation, with an emphasis on conditions like autism, intellectual disability, and neurodegenerative disorders. Her work also examines alternative RNA splicing and its impact on neuronal function.

Andrea M. Gomez is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, whose research focuses on synapse organization and alternative RNA splicing. Her work explores how molecular mechanisms, such as alternative splicing, regulate synaptic properties and neuronal connectivity. Gomez's studies include the role of Lrp4 in neuromuscular synapse formation, the function of Neurexins in shaping synapses, and the impact of alternative splicing on synaptic plasticity and cognitive function. She also investigates the molecular codes governing synapse specification and the regulatory interactions between alternative promoters and splicing in Neurexin isoform expression. Her research integrates molecular biology, genetics, and neuroscience to uncover the genetic and cellular basis of synaptic function.